Rating Group: Food Policy Action
2013 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Doyle, Jr. | 92% | |||
| Anna Eshoo | 92% | |||
| Sam Farr | 92% | |||
| Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 92% | |||
| Marcia Fudge | 92% | |||
| Raul Grijalva | 92% | |||
| CA | Supervisor - 4 | Janice Hahn | 92% | |
| WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | Democratic | 92% |
| NV | U.S. House - 4 | Steven Horsford | Democratic | 92% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 92% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 92% |
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 92% |
| Derek Kilmer | 92% | |||
| Sandy Levin | 92% | |||
| Alan Lowenthal | 92% | |||
| Nita Lowey | 92% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 92% |
| Carolyn Maloney | 92% | |||
| Jim McDermott | 92% | |||
| ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 92% | |
| George Miller | 92% | |||
| Grace Napolitano | 92% | |||
| Bill Pascrell, Jr. | 92% | |||
| Don Payne, Jr. | 92% | |||
| MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Gary Peters | Democratic | 92% |
| WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | Democratic | 92% |
| David Price | 92% | |||
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 92% | |||
| Bobby Rush | 92% | |||
| Tim Ryan | 92% | |||
| Allyson Schwartz | 92% | |||
| Carol Shea-Porter | 92% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 92% |
| Eric Swalwell | 92% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 92% |
| Pete Visclosky | 92% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 92% |
| Luis Gutiérrez | 90% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | Democratic | 85% |
| Tim Bishop | 85% | |||
| Corrine Brown | 85% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | Democratic | 85% |
| Mike Capuano | 85% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | Democratic | 85% |
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 85% |
| Ted Deutch | 85% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | Democratic | 85% |
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 85% |
| Colleen Hanabusa | 85% | |||
| Brian Higgins | 85% | |||
| Sheila Jackson Lee | 85% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 85% |
| Dale Kildee | 85% | |||
| Dan Lipinski | 85% | |||
| NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Democratic | 85% |
| Jim Matheson | 85% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 85% |
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 85% |
| Rick Nolan | 85% | |||
| David Scott | 85% | |||
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Albio Sires | Democratic | 85% |
| CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | Democratic | 85% |
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 85% |
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | Democratic | 85% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 85% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 85% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 85% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 83% |
| CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 83% |
| Sherrod Brown | 83% | |||
| Ben Cardin | 83% | |||
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 83% |
| Bob Casey, Jr. | 83% | |||
| IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | Democratic | 83% |
| Dianne Feinstein | 83% | |||
| NA | Director of National Intelligence | Tulsi Gabbard | 83% | |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 83% |
| HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 83% |
| Patrick Leahy | 83% | |||
| Carl Levin | 83% | |||
| Barbara Mikulski | 83% | |||
| RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 83% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 83% |
| Jon Tester | 83% | |||
| MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | 83% |
| Joe Manchin III | 80% | |||
| Bob Menendez | 80% | |||
| RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 80% |
| Bruce Braley | 77% | |||
| G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 77% | |||
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 77% |
| CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | Democratic | 77% |
| Eddie Johnson | 77% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | Democratic | 77% |
| Ann Kirkpatrick | 77% | |||
| Dave Loebsack | 77% | |||
| CA | State Senate - 5 | Jerry McNerney | Democratic | 77% |
| Ed Perlmutter | 77% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | Democratic | 77% |
| Loretta Sanchez | 77% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Doyle, Jr. | 92% | |||
| Anna Eshoo | 92% | |||
| Sam Farr | 92% | |||
| Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 92% | |||
| Marcia Fudge | 92% | |||
| Raul Grijalva | 92% | |||
| CA | Supervisor - 4 | Janice Hahn | 92% | |
| WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | D | 92% |
| NV | U.S. House - 4 | Steven Horsford | D | 92% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 92% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 92% |
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | D | 92% |
| Derek Kilmer | 92% | |||
| Sandy Levin | 92% | |||
| Alan Lowenthal | 92% | |||
| Nita Lowey | 92% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 92% |
| Carolyn Maloney | 92% | |||
| Jim McDermott | 92% | |||
| ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 92% | |
| George Miller | 92% | |||
| Grace Napolitano | 92% | |||
| Bill Pascrell, Jr. | 92% | |||
| Don Payne, Jr. | 92% | |||
| MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Gary Peters | D | 92% |
| WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | D | 92% |
| David Price | 92% | |||
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 92% | |||
| Bobby Rush | 92% | |||
| Tim Ryan | 92% | |||
| Allyson Schwartz | 92% | |||
| Carol Shea-Porter | 92% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 92% |
| Eric Swalwell | 92% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 92% |
| Pete Visclosky | 92% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | 92% |
| Luis Gutiérrez | 90% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | D | 85% |
| Tim Bishop | 85% | |||
| Corrine Brown | 85% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | D | 85% |
| Mike Capuano | 85% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | D | 85% |
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | D | 85% |
| Ted Deutch | 85% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | D | 85% |
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 85% |
| Colleen Hanabusa | 85% | |||
| Brian Higgins | 85% | |||
| Sheila Jackson Lee | 85% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 85% |
| Dale Kildee | 85% | |||
| Dan Lipinski | 85% | |||
| NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | D | 85% |
| Jim Matheson | 85% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | D | 85% |
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 85% |
| Rick Nolan | 85% | |||
| David Scott | 85% | |||
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Albio Sires | D | 85% |
| CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | D | 85% |
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 85% |
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | D | 85% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 85% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 85% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 85% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 83% |
| CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 83% |
| Sherrod Brown | 83% | |||
| Ben Cardin | 83% | |||
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 83% |
| Bob Casey, Jr. | 83% | |||
| IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | D | 83% |
| Dianne Feinstein | 83% | |||
| NA | Director of National Intelligence | Tulsi Gabbard | 83% | |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Martin Heinrich | D | 83% |
| HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 83% |
| Patrick Leahy | 83% | |||
| Carl Levin | 83% | |||
| Barbara Mikulski | 83% | |||
| RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 83% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 83% |
| Jon Tester | 83% | |||
| MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | D | 83% |
| Joe Manchin III | 80% | |||
| Bob Menendez | 80% | |||
| RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 80% |
| Bruce Braley | 77% | |||
| G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 77% | |||
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 77% |
| CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | D | 77% |
| Eddie Johnson | 77% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | D | 77% |
| Ann Kirkpatrick | 77% | |||
| Dave Loebsack | 77% | |||
| CA | State Senate - 5 | Jerry McNerney | D | 77% |
| Ed Perlmutter | 77% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | D | 77% |
| Loretta Sanchez | 77% |